Business Analysis Skills and Techniques - Course Duration 24 hours - Create visual modeling for requirements

Sep 12, 2026

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Business Analysis Skills and Techniques course builds practical capability in visual modeling for requirements work. Learners create and interpret key artifacts including SWOT analysis, use cases, organization charts, stakeholder maps, RACI matrices, scoring matrices, and process flowcharts, plus user stories. The program emphasizes understanding how modeling clarifies daily requirements activities, selecting the best model per situation, and using templates and exercises to generate stakeholder-aligned, interview-ready explanations of value.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time1 min

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SWOT Analysis Practical Walkthrough

SWOT Analysis Template Explained

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (SWOT Analysis)

Introduction to Use Cases

Written Use Case Overview

Steps to Create a Use Case

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Use Cases)

Introduction to the Organization Chart

Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Visio

Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Excel

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Organizational Chart)

Introduction to Identify and Manage Stakeholders

The Stakeholder Map and its Purpose

Stakeholder Map Template Walkthrough

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Stakeholder Map)

RACI Matrix Overview

Creating a RACI Matrix

RACI Matrix Quiz

Scoring Matrix Basics

Definitive Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise

Step-by-Step Process to Create the Perfect Scoring Matrix

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Scoring Matrix)

Process Flowchart Section Summary

BPMN vs UML

7 Steps to Create a Process Flowchart

User Stories Structure

User Stories Key Characteristics

User Stories Acceptance Criteria

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (User Stories)

Name: Business Analysis Skills and Techniques Course Duration: 24 hours Course Overview: Create EIGHT different visual models including Process Flowcharts, Use Cases, SWOT Analysis, RACI Matrix, Org Charts, Scoring Matrix, Stakeholder Maps, and more • Understand how visual modeling can help in daily requirement activities. • Ability to read and create important business and technical visual models. • Utilize visual modeling to make requirements come alive. • Ability to choose the best visual model to aid in various situations. • Increase your project success by giving your stakeholders a clearer understanding of your vision. • Confidently explain and demonstrate the uses of visual models in an interview. Target Audience: • Aspiring Business Analysts wanting to increase their ability to land that Business Analyst job. • Current Business Analysts looking to increase their value and general more successful projects. • Anyone who analyzes, elicits, or documents requirements. • Developers who want to better understand and have the ability to create various visual models. Table of Contents SWOT Analysis Practical Walkthrough • SWOT Analysis Template Explained • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (SWOT Analysis) Introduction to Use Cases • Written Use Case Overview • Use Case Elements Breakdown-System • Use Case Elements Breakdown-Actor • Use Case Elements Breakdown-Use Case • Use Case Elements Breakdown-Associations & Dependencies • Steps to Create a Use Case • Use Case Practical Exercise • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Use Cases) Introduction to the Organization Chart • Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Visio • Another Practical Example using Visio • A Third Practical Example using Visio • Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Excel • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Organizational Chart) • Understanding Org Chart Tiers • READ THIS FIRST: Information about these visual models • Introduction to Identify and Manage Stakeholders The Stakeholder Map and its Purpose • Identify and Categorize Stakeholders • Stakeholder Map Template Walkthrough • Don't have Visio? We've got you covered • Stakeholder Map Practical Exercise • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Stakeholder Map) RACI Matrix Overview • Creating a RACI Matrix • RACI Matrix Creation Practical Example (PART 1 OF 2) • RACI Matrix Creation Practical Example (PART 2 OF 2) • RACI Matrix Quiz Scoring Matrix Basics • Definitive Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise • Rating Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise • Weighted Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise • Template Wrap-Up • Step-by-Step Process to Create the Perfect Scoring Matrix • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Scoring Matrix) Process Flowchart Section Summary • Breaking down Flowchart Symbols • Suggested Verbs for Process Names • Understanding Flowchart Layers/Levels • BPMN vs UML • 7 Steps to Create a Process Flowchart • Process Flowchart Practical Example 1 • Process Flowchart Practical Example 2 User Stories Structure • User Stories Key Characteristics • User Stories Additional Examples • User Stories Acceptance Criteria • User Stories Epics • User Stories Documentation • User Stories Creation Process • User Stories Practical Example • STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (User Stories)

FAQs

What visual models are covered in the course?

The course covers SWOT analysis, use cases, organization charts, stakeholder maps, RACI matrices, scoring matrices, process flowcharts, and user stories, along with related templates and practical examples.

How does visual modeling support requirements activities?

Visual modeling helps learners make requirements clearer and more actionable, read and create business and technical diagrams, and bring requirements to life for stakeholders.

What activities help learners practice each model?

Each major section includes practical exercises and student activities such as “Now It's Your Turn” for SWOT, use cases, organizational charts, stakeholder maps, scoring matrices, and user stories.

Sep 12, 2026

Upload by Violet